Cydia ulicetana

Cydia ulicetana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Cydia
Species: C. ulicetana
Binomial name
Cydia ulicetana
(Haworth, [1811])
Synonyms
  • Tortrix ulicetana Haworth, [1811]
  • Cydia ulicitana
  • Laspeyresia ulicitana (Haworth, [1811])
  • Grapholitha conjunctana Moschler, 1866
  • Grapholitha consequana Zeller, 1847
  • Grapholitha adenocarpi var. lambessana Caradja, 1916
  • Grapholitha micaceana Constant, 1865

Cydia ulicetana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is native to western Europe, but was introduced to Hawaii.

The wingspan is 12–16 mm. Adults are on wing in May and in the south again from July to September in western Europe. Males fly in sunshine, while the females tend to be more crepuscular.

The larvae feed internally in the seedpods of various plants, including Ulex (also Ulex europaeus) and Cytisus species.


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